Examines the Mediterranean Action Plan from 1972 to 1987 as a successful international effort to coordinate the marine pollution control practices of the Mediterranean littoral countries through regional treaties, coordinated research and monitoring, integrated policies, and administrative and budgetary support. Based on interviews with participants. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Saving the Mediterranean

Business & Money

Haas, Peter

Economics

Columbia University Press

Epistemic Communities, Constructivism, and International Environmental Politics

Epistemic Communities, Constructivism and International Environmental Politics brings together 25 years of publications by Peter M. Haas. The book examines how the world has changed significantly over the last 100 years, discusses the need for new, constructivist scholarship to understand the dynamics of world politics, and highlights the role played by transnational networks of professional experts in global governance. Combining an intellectual history of epistemic communities with theoretical arguments and empirical studies of global environmental conferences, as well as international organizations and comparative studies of international environmental regimes, this book presents a broad picture of social learning on the global scale. In addition to detailing the changes in the international system since the Industrial Revolution, Haas discusses the technical nature of global environmental threats. Providing a critical reading of discourses about environmental security, this book explores governance efforts to deal with global climate change, international pollution control, stratospheric ozone, and European acid rain. With a new general introduction and the addition of introductory pieces for each section, this collection offers a retrospective overview of the author’s work and is essential reading for students and scholars of environmental politics, international relations and global politics.

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

Routledge

Global Environmental Governance (Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies Series)

Speth, James Gustave

Island Press

Today's most pressing environmental problems are planetary in scope, confounding the political will of any one nation. How can we solve them? Global Environmental Governance offers the essential information, theory, and practical insight needed to tackle this critical challenge. It examines ten major environmental threats-climate disruption, biodiversity loss, acid rain, ozone depletion, deforestation, desertification, freshwater degradation and shortages, marine fisheries decline, toxic pollutants, and excess nitrogen-and explores how they can be addressed through treaties, governance regimes, and new forms of international cooperation. Written by Gus Speth, one of the architects of the international environmental movement, and accomplished political scientist Peter M. Haas, Global Environmental Governance tells the story of how the community of nations, nongovernmental organizations, scientists, and multinational corporations have in recent decades created an unprecedented set of laws and institutions intended to help solve large-scale environmental problems. The book critically examines the serious shortcomings of current efforts and the underlying reasons why disturbing trends persist. It presents key concepts in international law and regime formation in simple, accessible language, and describes the current institutional landscape as well as lessons learned and new directions needed in international governance. Global Environmental Governance is a concise guide, with lists of key terms, study questions, and other features designed to help readers think about and understand the concepts discussed.

Global Environmental Governance: Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies (Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies Series)

“The science of happiness meets the God of happiness.”
Did you know that circumstantial things like money, good looks, and geography only affect our happiness by about 10 percent? So, what accounts for the other 90 percent? Did you know that people who survive traumatic events often report higher levels of happiness? Ironically, pain is one of the greatest things that could ever happen to us! Did you know that your prayers can actually reveal your “promotability”? Amidst absurd humor, bizarre stats, and hilarious storytelling, Broken Escalators explores 10 counterintuitive myths of promotion and happiness that regularly sucker people into bad jobs, bad moves, and bad relationships. But which myths do you believe? After reading this book, you will never make decisions the same way again.

Broken Escalators: Funny & Frightful Lessons About Moth Eating and Moving to the Next Level

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Salubris

Medizinische Informationssysteme finden zunehmend in allen Bereichen des Gesundheitswesens ihren Einsatz. Funktionalität und Angemessenheit schwanken aber erheblich, und Mediziner und Informatiker stehen vielfach vor der Aufgabe der Beurteilung oder des Entwurfs eines konkreten Systems.  Der Autor bietet erstmalig einen umfassenden Einblick in Ziele, Grundlagen, Aufbau und Einsatz Medizinischer Informationssysteme. Dabei wird auf der Basis aktueller Forschungsergebnisse und grundlegender Anforderungen aus der Praxis ein allgemeines Modell eines Medizinischen Informationssystems vorgestellt. Ferner werden die einzelnen Module, wie z.B. die Elektronische Krankenakte und das Organisationsmodul mit Termin-, Workflow- und Behandlungsmanagement, und ihre Funktionen detailliert erläutert sowie die Integration von Wissensbasen betrachtet. Am Ende jeden Kapitels wird jeweils eine checklistenartige Übersicht der Anforderungen gegeben. Anschließend werden die Einsatzmöglichkeiten von Medizinischen Informationssystemen an Beispielen aufgezeigt und ein Überblick zum Vorgehen bei der Auswahl und Einführung gegeben.

Medizinische Informationssysteme und Elektronische Krankenakten (German Edition)

Management & Leadership

Springer

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